The plastic fruit containers that hold strawberries, blueberries, and cherries at the grocery store can find a second life ...

We’ve all seen the little triangle of arrows on the bottoms of plastic bottles and other containers, intended to guide consumers to proper plastic recycling. But if you also have noticed the ...

You toss that greasy pizza box into the recycling bin. You feel good about it. You're helping the planet, right? Well, here's ...

When the children at Cave Spring Elementary School finish their lunches, they raise their hands and ask if they may wash out their plastic milk bottles. After the answer -- an inevitable "yes" -- they ...

At the Republic Services Recycling Center on Cole Road, waste whirs on a conveyor belt past workers who scramble to pull contaminants off the line. Trash goes in barrels at the workers’ sides, and ...

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